Deforestation statistics for Puerto Rico



Total land area: Puerto Rico

Total land areaha
Land area904,785
Tree cover in 2018481,334

 

Forest and tree cover extent: Puerto Rico

Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Puerto Rico. All area figures are in hectares (ha)
YearPrimary forestTree cover (30%)
2000527,580
200164,517
201064,004544,758
201848,332481,334
Primary/Total tree cover
2018
10%
Tree cover/Total land area
2018
53.2%

 

Primary forest loss and tree cover loss: Puerto Rico

Annual loss of primary forest cover and tree cover for Puerto Rico by year. All area figures are in hectares (ha)
YearPrimary forestTree cover (30%)
20011,260
2002391,174
2003831,206
2004591,333
2005541,333
2006821,255
2007421,043
2008681,222
200958957
201028601
2011381,241
201234659
201320705
201420872
201521726
201627604
201715,00056,774
20185121,242
Primary loss 2002-201816,186
Tree cover loss
2001-2018
72,947
Primary loss/
Total tree cover loss
22.2%
Percent loss
2001-2018
25.1%
Loss/year
(2001/2-2010)
57.04 1,138
Loss/year
(2011-2018)
1,959.07 7,853

 

Biodiversity data: Puerto Rico

Species count by taxa for Puerto Rico. For consistency, all data for a given group comes from a single source. Amphibians - amphibiaweb; Reptiles - reptile-database; Fish - fishbase; Birds - birdlife; Mammals - IUCN; and Plants - World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC).
Animal / plant groupSpecies count
Birds268
Amphibians26
Reptiles72
Fishes803
Mammals
Vascular plants

 

Conservation data: Puerto Rico

Data on threatened species in Puerto Rico as of 2018, according to the IUCN Red List.
TaxaSpecies count
Threatened mammals (2018)2
Threatened birds (2018)11
Threatened fishes (2018)32
Threatened higher plants (2018)64

 

Protected areas data: Puerto Rico

Data on threatened species in Puerto Rico as of 2017, according to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) maintained by the United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).
Protected areas (2017)Percentage
Terrestrial protected areas,
% of total land area
7.3
Marine protected areas,
% of territorial waters

 

Tree cover loss data for Puerto Rico

"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.

Tree cover
threshold
(%)
Total
area (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2000 (ha)
%
land
area
Tree cover
Extent
in 2010 (ha)
%
land
area
Tree cover
Extent
in 2018 (ha)
%
land
area
Tree cover
loss 2001-2018
(ha)
% tree
cover loss
since 2000
Avg tree cover
loss/year
(ha)
Avg loss/year
2001-2010
(ha)
Avg loss/year
2011-2018
(ha)
1090478556539762.50%56647162.60%50305855.60%7501013.30%416711607927
1590478555113860.90%55944661.80%49624654.80%7470813.60%415011517900
2090478554240959.90%55692161.60%49387354.60%7450313.70%413911467881
2590478553564859.20%55376761.20%49083354.20%7433913.90%413011417867
3090478552758058.30%54475860.20%48193553.30%7416714.10%412011347853
5090478549560954.80%49186654.40%42971247.50%7289914.70%405010757769
7590478544140148.80%41028145.30%35001238.70%6932015.70%38519057534

 

Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Puerto Rico

"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.

Tree cover
threshold
(%)
Total
area (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2000 (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2010 (ha)
Carbon
biomass
(Mt)
Biomass
loss 2001-18
(Mt)
Avg biomass
loss/year
(Mt)
Carbon
emissions
2001-18 (Mt)
Avg carbon
emissions/year
(Mt)
1090478556539756647118607005515787239877069289432891607961
1590478555113855944618405073915764214875790289010481605614
2090478554240955692118275579315746972874832288694651603859
2590478553564855376718181087215735831874213288490081602723
3090478552758054475818060529915721057873392288219181601218
5090478549560949186617563157115616145867564286296231590535
7590478544140141028116464208115203297844628278727131548484

 

Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Puerto Rico

"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative areaTotal
area (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2000 (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2010 (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2018 (ha)
% cover
in 2018
Loss
2001-2018
(ha)
% loss
since 2000
Avg loss/year
since 2000
(ha)
Loss 2001-2010
(ha)
loss
between
2000-2010
Avg loss/year 2001-2010
(ha)
Loss 2011-2018
(ha)
loss
between
2011-2018
Avg loss/year 2011-2018
(ha)
Adjuntas1760515399155141226770%344822%1922011%20324721%406
Aguada810331903335318239%2668%151134%111535%19
Aguadilla958724702677262827%1998%111506%15492%6
Aguas Buenas805857956003556569%5509%311122%114387%55
Aibonito812850675291464957%70014%39581%664212%80
Arecibo3298719248206201958059%13737%763332%3310405%130
Arroyo402020092054181845%26113%15251%323611%30
Añasco1031061186249568555%74612%411823%185649%71
Barceloneta478515821854180238%1037%6513%5523%7
Barranquitas888349775269464052%70814%39792%862912%79
Bayamón1169845684395415836%4109%231734%172375%30
Cabo Rojo1922547134929472225%3197%181122%112074%26
Caguas1535384968839811653%100812%562853%297238%90
Camuy1214058346280601650%3636%20992%102644%33
Canóvanas862659086047508859%104218%58831%895916%120
Carolina1249251225430510941%4058%23842%83216%40
Cataño133823528326220%2310%121%-217%3
Cayey1351697349915784458%215222%120811%8207121%259
Ceiba785648535198439456%92419%511202%1280415%101
Ciales1739615526157341233571%352623%1961271%13339922%425
Cidra955147815139490851%3287%18972%102314%29
Coamo2042411844116941084053%118110%663273%338547%107
Comerío742054535694538473%3597%20491%53105%39
Corozal1114975537852710664%92512%511792%1874610%93
Culebra348420212050203358%181%110%-171%2
Dorado610824862500225137%43818%241898%1924910%31
Fajardo826041634482375946%93322%522105%2172316%90
Florida393928822999277871%27910%16582%62217%28
Guayama1730498189946798746%208721%1161281%13195920%245
Guayanilla1123677977522712263%5968%331963%204005%50
Guaynabo705431933103292141%30810%171264%131826%23
Gurabo739438763995388553%2105%121003%101103%14
Guánica992449934133406141%1573%9852%9722%9
Hatillo1089143644873473643%2335%13962%101373%17
Hormigueros305010011031101633%646%4495%5151%2
Humacao1187249105777508043%80216%451052%1169712%87
Isabela1441273727768749052%3815%211031%102784%35
Jayuya11797988110040694759%324033%1801471%15309331%387
Juana Díaz1576669007099640141%86012%481622%1669810%87
Juncos699330853492324446%34311%19953%102487%31
Lajas1615932523194314019%1033%6492%5542%7
Lares1590012644126811174874%135211%754193%429337%117
Las Marías1222911040111461032384%106510%592422%248237%103
Las Piedras888843694926400045%109625%611704%1792619%116
Loíza535128463094198437%112139%62110%1111036%139
Luquillo675448465195375256%150831%84651%7144328%180
Manatí1210263407204686457%4106%23701%73405%43
Maricao958187048834851089%4976%281732%173244%41
Maunabo556639604091315457%104226%581053%1193723%117
Mayagüez2037413543120751172258%6555%363022%303533%44
Moca1316569807445708554%5478%301873%193605%45
Morovis1016768527279679867%66910%371883%194817%60
Naguabo1350287909542685351%286633%1591772%18268928%336
Naranjito720847294960471065%3568%201062%112505%31
Orocovis166731264112901993560%308724%1721211%12296623%371
Patillas1224596739850697657%298431%1661101%11287429%359
Peñuelas1184984258354690858%168020%932343%23144617%181
Ponce3068018448186371587552%320517%1784432%44276215%345
Quebradillas606228223063293248%1796%10482%51314%16
Rincón375716631698162943%1439%8744%7694%9
Río Grande158141164512040786750%436237%2421892%19417335%522
Sabana Grande939957805866575061%2003%11841%81162%15
Salinas1857956875822558130%3737%211322%132414%30
San Germán1404093189760965369%3213%182142%211071%13
San Juan1298924912665251319%2259%13733%71526%19
San Lorenzo1379788429369827160%129315%721952%20109812%137
San Sebastián1854810043106661001254%98410%553303%336546%82
Santa Isabel899812001294121113%15113%8686%7836%10
Toa Alta718634643573330546%47814%272106%212688%34
Toa Baja625521412369215334%25812%14422%42169%27
Trujillo Alto566727222778272848%1275%7773%8502%6
Utuado2985325343256402260076%360414%2005642%56304012%380
Vega Alta720745834864427559%70115%391122%1158912%74
Vega Baja1218266147198666955%72911%412003%205297%66
Vieques13899995410384993671%5395%30911%94484%56
Villalba961358796036530955%80914%45821%872712%91
Yabucoa1456976118442725650%141019%782243%22118614%148
Yauco1784412479127181213968%7706%431912%195795%72

 

Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Puerto Rico

"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative areaTotal
area (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2000 (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2010 (ha)
Carbon
biomass
(Mt)
Carbon
emissions
2001-18 (Mt)
Avg carbon
emissions/year
2001-18 (Mt)
Avg carbon
emissions/year
2001-10 (Mt)
Avg carbon
emissions/year
2011-18 (Mt)
Adjuntas17605153991551459843201436000797788019169476
Aguada810331903335105193696969538736217595
Aguadilla95872470267776173355657309243931467
Aguas Buenas805857956003216795222899412722419523380
Aibonito812850675291157057725142713968163629383
Arecibo3298719248206207229797505140280631014150467
Arroyo40202009205469867093887521669210871
Añasco1031061186249237476831549217527707230597
Barceloneta47851582185444105529053161413681922
Barranquitas888349775269146110924253813474240527311
Bayamón116984568439514663501491928288570811514
Cabo Rojo192254713492994708761310340624214637
Caguas1535384968839313545140546122526955738737
Camuy121405834628021099481361407563304713209
Canóvanas862659086047215453647798826555324955687
Carolina124925122543014447051091616065272110245
Cataño133823528345339536729846614
Cayey13516973499153457362895753497642641108668
Ceiba785648535198153929933814918786456436564
Ciales17396155261573458880421393696774284807168204
Cidra95514781513913912951107326152302910055
Coamo204241184411694345400440939922744873440258
Comerío74205453569417921391316077312166814366
Corozal1114975537852237029431205617336532732349
Culebra348420212050352553315117526362
Dorado610824862500707907129887721660538670
Fajardo826041634482142091737408020782751237371
Florida39392882299910249641031665731189810524
Guayama17304981899463323937858287476833136103367
Guayanilla1123677977522229493618799710444499617255
Guaynabo7054319331031116284119887666045339319
Gurabo739438763995135610275715420633705252
Guánica99244993413389864524923138514171345
Hatillo1089143644873146692575202417828545832
Hormigueros3050100110313067381965210921538534
Humacao1187249105777153238825699414277355627679
Isabela144127372776829113401438877994312114085
Jayuya1179798811004035727391247361692985226149388
Juana Díaz1576669007099188989527615315342362329990
Juncos69933085349210249061373447630316413213
Lajas161593252319462011720319112910401241
Lares1590012644126815148111594166330091779352030
Las Marías1222911040111464896118502947279421149048506
Las Piedras888843694926162741846855726031620850809
Loíza5351284630946223822871731595423235606
Luquillo675448465195182830070277339043264484542
Manatí121026340720419464541286237146195913630
Maricao958187048834374883522468312482767818488
Maunabo556639604091163396547418226343434253846
Mayagüez2037413543120753953145238258132371186914946
Moca1316569807445247827720306211281664017083
Morovis1016768527279233818124351213528628222586
Naguabo135028790954231536721201735667637266141134
Naranjito72084729496014667931164476469330710422
Orocovis16673126411290142069371183304657394130142750
Patillas122459673985039015051311435728584240158629
Peñuelas1184984258354283752463929835517712471008
Ponce306801844818637621443512056046697812623134922
Quebradillas60622822306399395866736370813136701
Rincón37571663169850762244323246223732574
Río Grande158141164512040447014518903581050207350227107
Sabana Grande939957805866195752270530391825605616
Salinas1857956875822149696580504447229066431
San Germán14040931897603452878117395652279374753
San Juan129892491266579557280911449528026612
San Lorenzo1379788429369323203053562229757667658607
San Sebastián1854810043106663530189374855208251201831835
Santa Isabel89981200129420838426929149613261709
Toa Alta71863464357310212681635959089649112335
Toa Baja62552141236951704870500391711607362
Trujillo Alto56672722277889176346383257728632220
Utuado2985325343256401013960115300988500522738162839
Vega Alta720745834864148825123862113257360225326
Vega Baja1218266147198206355622396812443625320179
Vieques1389999541038421596101032315735187910555
Villalba961358796036179591529423816347265133466
Yabucoa1456976118442288673060497133610804765563
Yauco178441247912718423517928721815957641927879

 

Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Puerto Rico

This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative areaTotal
area (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2000 (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2010 (ha)
Carbon
biomass
(Mt)
Avg biomass
per ha
(Mt)
Carbon
emissions
2001-18 (Mt)
Avg annual
emissions
2001-18 (Mt)
Avg annual
emissions
2001-10 (Mt)
Avg annual
emissions
2011-18 (Mt)
Adjuntas176051539915514326417421278327143515437492441
Aguada81033190333557378318052891293819754143
Aguadilla9587247026774154901683035716872396800
Aguas Buenas80585795600311825192041249076939228812753
Aibonito812850675291856678169137142761989216027
Arecibo329871924820620394352520527553015307553127527
Arroyo4020200920543810931905121228453775930
Añasco103106118624912953282121720879560385716689
Barceloneta478515821854240575152158478807461048
Barranquitas8883497752697969691601322957350131214897
Bayamón116984568439579982717581378452131136281
Cabo Rojo192254713492951659311033440185813212529
Caguas1535384968839171024620122115912287521321129
Camuy1214058346280115088119774257412516627205
Canóvanas862659086047117520219926072114485177230375
Carolina124925122543078802115459542330814845588
Cataño133823528324731105292516325335
Cayey1351697349915188583419448859227144144159273
Ceiba78564853519883961717318444710247248919944
Ciales173961552615734321165920776019742233262291748
Cidra95514781513975888815960401335616535485
Coamo204241184411694188400215922330712406476421959
Comerío7420545356949775311797178539889107836
Corozal111497553785212928881711702139456290617645
Culebra3484202120501923029517199614197
Dorado61082486250038613115570849393633024729
Fajardo82604163448277504618620404511336409720384
Florida39392882299955907119456274312610355740
Guayama1730498189946181305718546815626009171056382
Guayanilla11236779775221251783161102545569727259412
Guaynabo70543193310360888219165393363324735083
Gurabo73943876399573969219141302229518382865
Guánica9924499341334901709813596755773734
Hatillo108914364487380014118341020227915573181
Hormigueros30501001103116731216710720596839291
Humacao11872491057778358481701401807788194015098
Isabela1441273727768158800421578485436017027683
Jayuya11797988110040194876719768037737799285081485
Juana Díaz157666900709910308521491506288368197616358
Juncos69933085349255904018174917416217267207
Lajas161593252319433824510411083616567677
Lares159001264412681280806122232409118005970528380
Las Marías122291104011146267061024227433715241626826458
Las Piedras88884369492688768320325557714199338627714
Loíza535128463094339481119156642870212719422
Luquillo67544846519599725520638333121296144246114
Manatí1210263407204106170216770156389810687434
Maricao95818704883420448192351225516808418810084
Maunabo55663960409189125422525864514369236829371
Mayagüez2037413543120752156261159129959722064748153
Moca13165698074451351788194110760615336229318
Morovis101676852727912753711861328247379342712320
Naguabo1350287909542172018519665549136416396376982
Naranjito72084729496080006916963518352918045685
Orocovis166731264112901229469318264543735858225377864
Patillas1224596739850212809422071532839740231386525
Peñuelas1184984258354154774018434870919373388638732
Ponce306801844818637338969218465760136533688573594
Quebradillas6062282230635421591923640120227163655
Rincón37571663169827688516724177134312941404
Río Grande15814116451204024382612091031103572844009123877
Sabana Grande939957805866106773918538474213713973064
Salinas185795687582281652614443913244015853508
San Germán1404093189760188338820264035355843292593
San Juan129892491266543394817444135245215283606
San Lorenzo1379788429369176292519929215916231364231968
San Sebastián185481004310666192555819220446511359655517364
Santa Isabel8998120012941136649514689816723932
Toa Alta71863464357355705516189235495835416728
Toa Baja6255214123692820261323845521366334016
Trujillo Alto56672722277848641617925299140615621211
Utuado2985325343256405530692218834598463671240388822
Vega Alta7207458348648117731771301577231196513814
Vega Baja121826614719811255761701221656787341111007
Vieques13899995410384117796911856307312810255757
Villalba9613587960369795901671604948916144618254
Yabucoa1456976118442157458020732998518333438935762
Yauco17844124791271823100981851566628703350115207

 

 

Archived forest data for Puerto Rico | Forest data for Puerto Rico

 

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.

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